Rui Hachimura vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Rui Hachimura to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brook Lopez has better scoring stats than Rui Hachimura in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 2.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (15.8 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 13,162 points more (17,546 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7
Brook Lopez 15.8
+2.9
18

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7
Brook Lopez 17,546
+13,162
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+870).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Brook Lopez 14.1
+1.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
Brook Lopez 1,252
+870
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Brook Lopez 44
+37

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 58
Brook Lopez 346
+288

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 228
Brook Lopez 863
+635

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 335
Brook Lopez 1,105
+770

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
+2
Brook Lopez 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
Brook Lopez 21
+13

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
Brook Lopez 60
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
Brook Lopez 87
+56

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.3 7 341
difference:+2.9+1.0+2.1+0.1+0.1+0.1+3.0+1.1+1.3+3.4+11+768
Brook Lopez 15.8 6.0 12.2 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 18 1,109

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 4,384 1,717 3,451 49.8 383 1,002 38.2 567 743 76.3 7 341
difference:+13,162+4,973+10,024+0.1+700+2,076+3.0+2,516+3,124+3.4+11+768
Brook Lopez 17,546 6,690 13,475 49.6 1,083 3,078 35.2 3,083 3,867 79.7 18 1,109

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 12.3 4.7 8.8 53.1 1.5 3.2 48.5 1.4 1.8 77.2 4 31
difference:+1.8+0.7+1.8+1.8+0.4+15.4+0.8+0.8+5.6+5+58
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31
difference:+870+338+668+1.8+46+185+15.4+148+175+5.6+5+58
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+0.5
202048
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Brook Lopez 18.8
+5.0
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Brook Lopez 20.4
+9.1
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Brook Lopez 19.2
+8.0
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
Brook Lopez 19.4
+5.8
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
Brook Lopez 20.7
+7.6
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264
Brook Lopez 17.2
+0.7
201572

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 11 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 695 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
Brook Lopez 22.3
+14.5
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20255
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez 19.8
+19.8
20156
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.